Holding on or letting go? Patient experiences of control, context, and care in oral esketamine treatment for treatment-resistant depression: A qualitative study

Holding on or letting go? Patient experiences of control, context, and care in oral esketamine treatment for treatment-resistant depression: A qualitative study

BackgroundKetamine and its enantiomer esketamine represent promising new treatments for treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Esketamine induces acute, transient psychoactive effects. How patients perceive esketamine treatment, and which conditions facilitate optimal outcomes, remains poorly underst...

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Main Authors: Joost J. Breeksema, Alistair Niemeijer, Bouwe Kuin, Jolien Veraart, Jeanine Kamphuis, Nina Schimmel, Wim van den Brink, Eric Vermetten, Robert Schoevers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
ketamine
treatment-resistant depression (TRD)
patient experience
quality of care (QoC)
set and setting
phenomenology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.948115/full

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